Behind the great and beautiful appearance and high-quality knife is the name of Ichiro Hattori. From 800 years of land molded by history to the forging of knives; Seki City Gifu Prefecture Japan.
Famous through the years because these is where the big names of cutlery and craftsmen started, the makers of Masahiro, Masamoto, Misono, and Iseya.
Ichiro Hattori was born in a family of knife maker in fact his father is the owner of Masahiro which is founded in 1932 and here he started his journey in the industry at the age of 18.
Hattori Hamono K.K. (Hattori Cutlery Co., Ltd.) was founded in 1971, his own knife business a proof of his dedication on making knives.
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Hattori’s Work
Ichiro Hattori began marketing his own brand in 1993 using a wide variety of steels to finish a knife with quality and beautiful appearance that conquer the world.
He also began to explore and start to use VG10, powder steels (3G (SGPS) and Cowry-X) and Nickel stainless Damascus.
Aside from producing outside knife and hunting knife he also manages to make cooking knives.
All of his works bring him all the appreciation and fame, he got the tittle of being the World’s Best Knife Craftsman, Excellent Skilled Craftsman Award and in 2010 an award of Contemporary Master Craftsman and Outstanding Knife Making Technician are given. Here are some of his works throughout the years.
In 1970 Peter Kershaw made a contract with Ichiro Hattori’s to make knives for his company in the U.S., wherein he produces the Kershaw 10×0 series of fixed blades like Deerhunter, Elkhunter, Moosehunter series as well as the classic 1050 Folding Field, Model 1070 Trooper and Special Agent daggers.
In 1983 when Browning also contracted Ichiro Hattori to make their Sportsman series and folding hunting knives such as 3718, 506 and 3816 Double Edged Damascus Hunter knife.
In 1986-2005 Ichiro Hattori made the S1 and S2 bowies. This becomes a collectible that result to a high demand. He also produces a commemorative knife marketed by Boker in Europe.
The collaboration with different companies such as Parker, Beretta, Al Mar Knives, Katz, Junglee, Jet-Aer Corp (G96 brand), Tekna, Valor Corp Miami, and The Cutlery Shoppe’s Gryphon brand.
As it continues Ichiro Hattori OEM work with other company’s such as Fallkniven of Boden Sweden, Sanmai Mai III knives for Cold Steel Inc. of Ventura California, and Cowry-X Damascus Anthony L Marfione (Microtech).
There are three series of Cooking knives that Ichiro Hattori has made. This are KD Series Cowry-X Nickel Stainless Damascus, HD Series VG10 Nickel Stainless 63-layer Damascus and FH Series VG10 Special Cocobolo. There is also some Japanese type such as Wabouchou, and Nenox series.
Latest List of Products
Here is the latest Available series of Hattori’s knives.
KD30 Series
a hunter knife forged and hand crafted by Ichiro Hattori with two different line such as KD30-Miyabi and KD30-Hana. The Miyabi length to 11.3 and the blade length is 6 while the Hana with smaller length of 10.25 and the blade length is 5.25.
Made of Cowry-X developed by Daido Steel Company that contains 30% carbon, 20% Chromium and can be hardened to HRc 65-68. Designed with Damascus forged of 30-layer Nickel, and 30 layers of 429j2 stainless to each side.
KD30-104
Belong to the KD30 Series made of Cowry-X and Damascus Steel while the handle is made of Cocobolo. This length 22.8 cm
For more Information, Click the link below:
https://knifeshop.jp/SHOP/HT-KD30-104.html
http://www.hattori-hamono.com/kd30.html
KD30-101
This is the small version of KD30-104; its length is 18.3cm.
For more Information, Click the link below:
https://knifeshop.jp/SHOP/HT-KD30-101.html
http://www.hattori-hamono.com/kd30.html
KD30-HT07
Belong to the KD30 Series made of Cowry-X and Damascus Steel while the handle is available in different kind of handle such as Cocobolo, Ebony, and Linen Micarta.
http://www.hattori-hamono.com/kd30.html
KD30-3717
Utility Outdoor Knife made of Cowry-X and nickel Damascus while the handle is made of Ebony. The KD30-3718 and KD30-3717 difference is the blade appearance.
For more Information, Click the link below:
https://knifeshop.jp/SHOP/HT-KD30-3718.html
KD30 Medaka
Medaka2 with 3″blade and Medaka1 with 2 1/2″ Cowry-X Damascus blades and the handle is made of Ebony. While KD30 Medaka1 and 2 in Cowry-X Damascus and desert ironwood and the handle is made of Cocobolo.
For more Information, Click the link below:
http://www.hattori-hamono.com/kd30.html
KD30-841,845
Belong to the KD30 Series made of Cowry-X and Damascus Steel while the handle is made of two types of pattern materials, mahogany plywood and jigged bone. Choose the color (brown, red, green) you like carefully. This length of 172mm.
For more Information, Click the link below:
https://hattori-hamono.shop-pro.jp/?pid=148645192
http://www.hattori-hamono.com/kd30.html
KD30-Ajijo1, Ajijo2 and Ajijo3
Made of Damascus steel dress with Furutangu structure. Available in three different lengths. For more Information, Click the link below:
https://knifeshop.jp/SHOP/HT-KD30MJ1.html
https://knifeshop.jp/SHOP/HT-KD30MJ2.html
https://hattori-hamono.shop-pro.jp/?pid=154526855
http://www.hattori-hamono.com/kd30.html
KD30-1A, KD30-2A, KD30-5A
Belong to the KD30 Series made of Cowry-X and Damascus Steel while the handle is made with nickel silver guard. Available in three different length. For more Information, Click the link below:
http://www.hattori-hamono.com/kd30.html
H-51
Belong to the KD30 Series made of Cowry-X and Damascus Steel. This is one of Kershaw knives that was made by Ichiro Hattori. It has a small and large size. Handle is made of cocobolo and VG10. For more Information, Click the link below:
http://www.hattori-hamono.com/hd.html
http://hattoricollector.com/page/2/
HD-7
This is the HD-7 another hunter knife made by Ichiro Hattori for SOG. Made of VG10 core but with a 97 layer Nickel Stainless Damascus. While the handle is made of Leather.
For more information:
http://www.hattori-hamono.com/hd.html
http://hattoricollector.com/page/2/
SUMMARY
We introduce the wide collection of Hattori knives.
As time goes by Hattori became a popular and conquer different knife company and also some of his work was used in some movies such as Terminator (SOG), the Cold steel tanto appeared on “Wanted Dead or Alive”, “Black Rain” and Wolverine.
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